UPPER STATE FIN "Following the heavy rainfalls that helped contain and control the Rattlesnake Branch Fire, the Shining Rock Wilderness Area is now reopened to the public," the U.S. Forest Service ...

The Shining Rock Wilderness Area has officially reopened to the public after rain this week helped contain the Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Haywood County, the U.S. Forest Service confirmed Friday.

ASHEVILLE - The Shining Rock Wilderness Area is now open to the public after heavy rains helped firefighters contain a nearly 2,000-acre wildfire that broke out near Cruso on March 26. According ...